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Names

Name PrimaryMackellar Library Collection

Name AlternateAAE Main Base Official Library

IDs

ID LocalSAMA 27

ID UriOffline Only

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionA collection of seven publications stamped with the words 'Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911, Mackellar Library' in ink. Campbell Mackellar was a supporter of the Aurora Expedition, who donated a library for the men. This Library was comprised of sixty publications - at least one of which is still in situ, at the Winter Quarters.

Subjects

localAntarctic Expeditions; Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE); Campbell Mackellar

scotAntarctic regions; Antarctica; Books; Exploration

aptAntarctic workers; Books; Expeditions; Explorers; Geography & travel; Libraries

pontBooks

person_orgCampbell Mackellar

Coverage Spatial

TextWinter Quarters (Cape Denison) Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14

Coverage Temporal

From1912

To1914

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:41

Date Created in MME2011-03-18 19:07